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US VC Releases - 27th August - Ghouls 'n Ghosts

he second week in a row North American gamers can call themselves spoiled - Three brilliant games this week once again. Highlight of the bunch is Ghouls 'n Ghosts, the second in the incredibly difficult platformer series. This is the version..

he second week in a row North American gamers can call themselves spoiled - Three brilliant games this week once again. Highlight of the bunch is Ghouls 'n Ghosts, the second in the incredibly difficult platformer series. This is the version released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Though still hard, the game is possibly the easiest in the series, which can be attributed to being able to attack upwards and downwards instead of forwards only.

The second game today is Breath of Fire II. One of the most well-known SNES RPGs of all time, it's not incredibly stunning or amazing, but if you're a fan of the genre and haven't played it, you're missing out on something pretty good.

The final game today is Super C. The "C" naturally standing for "Contra", this is a NES port of the arcade game by the same name. While it doesn't match up to the brilliance that is Contra III, it is still a worthy entry in the series, so if you're a fan, you can't go wrong here.

So, 2 weeks in a row with 3 great games for NA. Are you running out of money yet? Check out the reviews here:

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OMG! BoFII! Super C is friggin brilliant too. I just got ghouls n ghosts on the psp lol its so tough... if anyone's trying to save their money I would say hold off on that one unless you're a real fan but the others are worth a download whether you remember them or not.

Good week for you guys, I can personally reccomend Breath of Fire II to any RPG fan. It's not without its faults (It's crying so badly for a better localization ), but it's a good, enjoyable and pretty touching little adventure that's easily worth the 800 Points.

Ghouls 'n Ghosts is great too, although the SNES version is definitely the better game. Still worth it for fans of the series. Long live Capcom! =)

Just so people understand, the Genesis game is the 2nd in the series:(DaiMakaimura aka Ghouls 'N Shosts).

The SNES game is the 3rd in the series (ChoMakaimura aka Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts).

So therefore Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts is not (I repeat, NOT) "the SNES version" of the Genesis game, as some people seem to think. SGnG was created specifically for the SNES and was never released in arcades. The Genesis GnG is a conversion of the 1988 arcade game. The SNES SGnG is a sequel, see?

BTW the 4th and newest game in the series is: Ultimate Ghosts N Goblins on PSP.